Articles in Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17 Issue 9

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 9

New resources aim to simplify stewardship implementation

September 1, 2016
Patient Safety

A finalized Joint Commission standard, along with proposed CMS regulations, place more emphasis on program leadership and providing resources for measurement and action

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 9

Patient identification deficiencies plague quality of care

September 1, 2016
Quality & Errors

Patient misidentification has become a primary concern for both IT professionals and patient safety leaders

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 9

Drug diversion is difficult to identify, but impact on patient safety is devastating

September 1, 2016
Patient Safety

Recent events in Colorado and Utah underscore the difficulties hospitals have in preventing drug diversion

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 9

New research refines approach to hand hygiene compliance

September 1, 2016
Infection Control

Patient safety and infection control experts commonly refer to hand hygiene as the simplest, most effective way to prevent disease transmission.

Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 17, Issue 9

CMS proposal would remove pain standards from HCAHPS

September 1, 2016
Quality & Errors

Several months after more than 60 medical experts and advocacy groups called on CMS to remove the pain treatment questions from patient surveys, the agency has announced a proposal to do just that.